Rodgers & Hart "THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE" Eddie Albert / Jimmy Savo 1939 Flyer

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This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the Original Broadway production of the GEORGE ABBOTT, RICHARD RODGERS and LORENZ HART musical comedy "THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE" at the Alvin Theatre in New York City. (The production opened November 23rd, 1938 and ran for 235 performances.) ..... The musical starred EDDIE ALBERT and JIMMY SAVO and featured BOB LAWRENCE, JAMES WILKINSON, RONALD GRAHAM, TEDDY HART, GEORGE CHURCH, CLIFFORD DUNSTAN, BURL IVES (Broadway debut), BYRON SHORES, CARROLL ASHBURN, JOHN O'SHAUGHNESSY, WYNN MURRAY, MURIEL ANGELUS, MARCY WESCOTT, OWEN MARTIN, BETTY BRUCE, HEIDI VOSSELER, DOLORES ANDERSON, JOHN CLARKE, FLORINE CALLAHAN, CLAIRE WOLF, ALICE CRAIG and FLORENCE FAIR ..... CREDITS: Music by RICHARD RODGERS; Lyrics by LORENZ HART (together, the composer and lyricist collaborated on "The Boys From Syracuse", "A Connecticut Yankee", "Babes In Arms", "By Jupiter", "Pal Joey", "I Married An Angel", "I'd Rather Be Right", "Higher and Higher", "Too Many Girls" and "On Your Toes"); Book by GEORGE ABBOTT based on William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"; Sets designed by JO MIELZINER; Costumes designed by IRENE SHARAFF; Choreographed by GEORGE BALANCHINE; Produced and Directed by GEORGE ABBOTT ..... The opposite side of the handbill promotes a second GEORGE ABBOTT production, the Original Broadway production of the ROBERT L. BUCKNER and WALTER HART play "THE PRIMROSE PATH" at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. (The production opened January 4th, 1939 and ran for 166 performances.) ..... The cast included HELEN WESTLEY, BETTY GARDE, BETTY FIELD, PHILIP WOOD, RUSSELL HARDIE and MARILYN ERSKINE ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 6 1/8" X 9" inches and includes production credits and wonderful graphics for each production ..... CONDITION: This rare handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.
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